US looking into whether DeepSeek used restricted AI chips

US looking into whether DeepSeek used restricted AI chips

FILE PHOTO: The Deepseek app is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

The U.S. Commerce Department is looking into whether DeepSeek – the Chinese company whose AI model’s performance rocked the tech world – has been using U.S. chips that are not allowed to be shipped to China, a person familiar with the matter said.

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